Indian Tabla Maestros Talavya Begin North American Tour
Indian tabla comes center stage in the hands of the young, highly trained musicians of Talavya, a quartet that revels in the tabla’s hidden potency…
Emerging World Superstar Ravid Kahalani and Yemen Blues Rock New York
Music is not about words – sure, the lyrics are important. But it’s the music inside of a language and the expression inside – it’s…
Indo-Iranian Fusion Ensemble Ghazal to Perform at Royce Hall in Los Angeles
Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Husain Khan and Kayhan Kalhor, master of the kamancheh (the traditional Persian fiddle, collectively known as Ghazal, will bring their unique blending…
Etran Finatawa United States Spring Tour 2011 Canceled
The World Music Institute announced the cancellation of the Etran Finatawa spring tour of the United States. The band was originally scheduled for Friday, April…
New Nigeria 70 Collection on Strut Records
Strut Records announced the third edition of Strut’s long running series Nigeria 70, compiled again by series curator Duncan Brooker. Sweet Times continues to spotlight…
Smooth World
The Rippingtons Cote D’Azur (Peak Records, 2011) The great challenge for the exponents of “smooth jazz” is to manage to be different while maintaining the…
Persian Vocal Explorations
Sussan Deyhim City of Leaves (2011) Sussan Deyhim’s City of Leaves is an intimate effort in collaboration with keyboardist and composer Richard Horowitz. Deyhim’s musical…
Steelpan Goes Reggae
Steelpan virtuoso Mighty Jamma returns with a second volume of lively pieces that fuse Trinidad and Tobago’s steelpan music with Jamaican reggae, ska and Caribbean…
Video of the Week: Sanam Marvi’s Manzil-e-Sufi
This week’s video features Sanam Marvi, the superb Pakistani folk and Sufi singer. At her young age she is considered among the finest performers in…
Bomba Estéreo to Perform at Blaze Festival 2011 in London
Bomba Estéreo will perform Tuesday 21 June 2011 at XOYO in London. Electro tropical outfit Bomba Estéreo, led by the mighty voice of Li Saumet,…